Evidence 4 Action - Eldis newsfeed

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HIV and AIDS
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How family members can help those on ART - evidence from Cambodia and Thailand In both Cambodia and Thailand, efforts to augment Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment adherence are being made within a 'continuum of care' ... The reinforcing nature of HIV and poverty In a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, widespread HIV infection has already translated into full-blown AIDS epidemics. The effects of this disaster ... How could antiretroviral therapy in Thailand allow AIDS-infected persons to materially support their old-aged parents? This report focuses on the implications of the AIDS epidemic on older aged parents, in particular in the context of the increasing availability of ... Assessing the prevalence and consequences of tuberculosis in South Africa Tuberculosis is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals with HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV greatly increases the ... The three I's of tuberculosis prevention Each year hundreds of thousands of people with HIV develop tuberculosis (TB), mostly in sub- Saharan Africa. Many of them will die from the illness. ...

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